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Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Undergraduate BSc (Hons)
Help young people reach their full potential in sport and physical activity. You’ll develop good coaching leadership and communication skills on this course.
Evidence-based coaching education
This degree is shaped by an established model of coaching. It is recognised globally by international and national governing bodies of sport as an evidence-based framework for educating coaches.
As part of this course, you’ll:
Learn from experts
You’ll be taught by staff who have vast experience in sport coaching from grass roots through to international sport. Members of your teaching team currently deliver a wide variety of support services to coaches and athletes at all levels and across an extensive range of sports.
Centre for Sport Coaching research centre
All of your lecturers are engaged in our world renowned research Centre for Sport Coaching, based at Carnegie School of Sport. The centre focuses on three broad topics:
The centre’s research underpins the design, delivery and real world connectivity of your degree.
Hands-on experience
Invaluable placement opportunities will give you the chance to put your learning into practice. You could coach children from local schools or work on campus assisting our coaches, some of whom work with Olympic athletes. Or you could gain experience in the wider sports industry.
We support placements in primary and secondary schools, schools catering for pupils with special educational needs, further education colleges and even our own and other universities, professional sport clubs, community based sport clubs and NGB run talent development academies, all in the Leeds city region.
Our students currently coach a range of activities and sports including:
Additional qualifications to boost your career
In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to top up your experience with professionally recognised vocational qualifications such as Emergency First Aid and Safeguarding Children. Furthermore we offer support in attaining National Governing Body Sport coaching qualifications.
*Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 20-21
**National Student Survey 2023, course now BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching